Opinion

Opinion and analysis from Pattrick Smellie, Peter Griffin, David Chaplin and Cameron Bagrie and a top-level group of New Zealand experts, including the BusinessDesk editorial team.
Farm direct won’t fix our food system. Could new retail entrepreneurs?
Primary Sector

Nicola Harvey: Farm direct won’t fix our food system. Could new retail entrepreneurs?

Nicola Harvey explores the barriers stopping consumers finding new ways to access high quality food. 

Nicola Harvey 26 Jul 2021
Is the NZX past its use by date?

Brian Gaynor: Is the NZX past its use by date?

The stock market operator needs a major shake-up if it wants to extend its use-by date. 

Brian Gaynor 24 Jul 2021
100 years of memory loss: a history of the Chinese Communist Party

Charles Finny: 100 years of memory loss: a history of the Chinese Communist Party

Not just key dates, but also  pivotal events of the Chinese Communist Party's first century, have been lost in much of the anniversary's coverage, suggests former NZ diplomat Charles Finny.

Charles Finny 23 Jul 2021
America’s Cup - knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing

Paul McBeth: America’s Cup - knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing

There's always a lot of backslapping after a major event, but can you boil them down to the numbers?

Paul McBeth 23 Jul 2021